Wall seat



A. M. FREISE WALL SEAT Feb. 15,1927.

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. A. M. FREISE I WALL SEAT Filed June 1925 ZSheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES ALBERT FREISE, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

WALL SEAT.

Application filed June 18, 1925. Serial No. 38,018.

This invention relates to a wall seat, and particularly to a construction of a folding character adapted to be supported between thestudding of a wall or partition and of the general .type disclosed in my prior Patents No. 1,132,004 dated March 16, 1915, and No. 1,199,002 dated September 19, 1916.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a simplified con struction of seat reducing materially the number of parts required and providing for a positive support for the back and the seat carried thereby so as to practically relieve the seat'pivot of the strain or weight of the personusing the same.

; The inventionhas for an object to provide a novel and improved construction in which thepivoted seat is further pivoted to a back member carrying at its upper portion a supporting bar which projects beyond the sides of the back and engages a rigid'abutment so that when the seat is open the bar is held against downward, rearward or forward movement and when the ,seat is closed the bar is guided rearwardly into position to permit folding of the parts.

A further object of the invention is to present an improved construction of pivot which obviates the use of the usual type of hinge by providinga pivot plate carried by the seat member and adapted to'engage a. pivot upon an adjacent support.

Other and further objects and. advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

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t Figure 1 is a perspectiveshowing two of theseatsy 'fl Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section of the seat in open position; I

Figure 3 is an elevation of the seat closed; 1 Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical section of the closed seat;

Figure 5 is a similar view'of the frame for receivingthe seat;

Figure 6 is a detail section on the line 6-6 of Figure 4,

Figure 7 is a modified form of support for the back; and

Figure 8 is a further modification of this support.

Like. numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the. several figures of the drawing.

: While this invention is shown as adapted to be supported by the vertical studding within a partition or wall, still it is capable of other applications in cooperation with vertically disposed supports at each side thereof. In the present disclosure the seat 10 may be of any desired size or configura tion and suitably finished in accordance with the wishes of the user. The frame 14 has secured. thereto a pivoting plate 11, preferably of angular formation as shown in -Figure 4 and provided with abearing seat 12 adapted to receive a pivot member 13 secured to the seat within'an interposed spacing washer. The portion 15 of the seat at the rear of this pivot is adapted to abut a stop member 16 which partially'supports the same as shown in Figure 2.

Cooperating with the seat is a back member 17 which is provided at the lower portion of its sides with pivoting straps 18 secured thereto and carrying the pivots 19 for the plates 20 secured at opposite sides of the seat 10. The frame 14 may be mounted upon the sides of-parallel vertical studs of the wall or'partition by means of angular brackets 21 at the sides thereof, but may be otherwise secured. In the form shown in Figures 2 and 4 the upper portion of this frame is formed with a recess or sup-porting seat 22 having at its front the vertical wall 23 and at its rear the curved guide wall 24 extending to the back 25 ofthecasing.

Cooperating with the supporting recess 22 is a cross bar 26' suitably mounted at the upper end of the back 17, for instance by means of a brace strip 27 at that point.

This bar projects at its opposite ends beyond the sides of the back and these extensions 28Yride upon the guide surface 24 as the seat is closed and enter the recess '22 when the seat is opened ready for use where they are rigidly held against downward,

rearward or forward movement.

In order to properly space the parts so that the front of-the seat will be flush with the wall when closed a block 29 may be provided at the rear of the member 27. Likewise the frame may be provided with a molding or casing indicated at 30 to produce a desired finished effect when. inserted in a wall and such molding may be extended for a plurality of the seats as shown in Figure 1. Such seats may be secured to the face of the studs by nailing through the frame 30 thereof, as in Figure 3.

In the construction so far described the retaining or supporting recess is formed in the side members of the frame but such supporting function may be performed by plates attached to the studding or other parts by the use of the plate as shown at 31 in Figure 7 where the arcuate aperture 32 provides for the holding recess 33 at its base and the curved guide surface 341-. A further modification shown in Figure 8 is of substantially the same'construction where the upper wall of the slot 32 is omitted so that the plate 35 in Figure 8 has the curved guide wall 36 and holding recess 37. Under some conditions it maybe desirable to pro vide the lurface of the seat with a cross strip or mold 38 which forms a limit for painting the same.

The general construction and operation of the invention will be apparent from the foregoing description and it will be seen that in Figure 1 the seat at the left is open and that at the right closed. lVhen in such open po sition the cross bar upon the back has a rigid bearing in the supporting recess which is disposed at substantially a straight line from the pivotal connection of the back with the seat. hen the rear of the seat is engaged beneath the stop this upper support practically relieves the seat pivot of the strain and weight of use and forms a simple and durable structure adapted to fold in the minimum space, as will be seen from Figure 4. Such folding action is readily accomplished as the cross bar rides rearward upon the guide surface and the pivotal connection of the back is disposed at the rear of the seat pivot so as to retain the parts in closed posi tion without the use of other devices. The construction shown also provides for the seat and back being directly lifted from its pivotal connection and removed whenever desired.

The invention therefore presents a simple, economically manufactured and very efiicient form of wall seat in which the weight is carried by a rigid support and not placed upon pivots orfastening devices extending into a wooden base. Such devices when un-, der strain are liable to loosen and in a seat of this character the projected portions receive more or less shock in use which must be carried by the back support and the rear end of the seat.

The application of the invention is not confined to wall seats as the supporting structure is equally adapted to folding tables, ironing boards, and similar supports;

While the specific construction has been shown and described, the invention is not confined thereto as changes and alterations may be made without departing from the spirit thereof as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described co1nprising a support, a folding section pivotally mounted at the lower portion thereof, a back member pivoted to said section at its lower end and provided at its upper end with an extension from one side thereof, and a horizontally disposed seat at one side of the front of the support beneath said extension to receive and support it against downward movement.

2. A foldable seat of the class described comprising a support, a seat section pivotally mounted at the lower portion thereof, a back section pivoted to said seat at its lower end and provided at its upper end with an extension from one side thereof, and an abutment upon the support receiving said extension and provided with a holding recess and a rearwardly inclined guiding face.

3. A folding device comprising a member pivoted to a fixed support, a vertically dis posed member pivoted to the first mentioned member and having a laterally projected supporting device at its upper portion, and a fixed abutment at the front of the support havinga recess with bottom and front walls beneath and partially embracing said device to retain it against downward or horizontal movement when the member is opened into horizontal position. v

4. A foldable seat of the class described comprising a frame, a seat pivoted at the lower portion thereof, a back pivoted to said seat, a cross bar carried by the back and extended from the sides thereof, and supporting means for the ends of said bar including a recess at the front of the frame and a curved wall extending rearwardly therefrom.

5. A foldable seat of the class described comprising a frame, a seat pivoted at the lower portion thereof and having an extended innerend, a stop to limit the vertical movement of said end, a back member pivoted to said seat, a cross bar carried by the upper portion of the back member and having projected ends, a support at the opposite sides of the front of the frame having a recess to receive the ends of said bar, and means for guiding said bar in its travel.

6. In a foldable seat, a frame provided at its lower side portion with a recess partially enclosed by a pivoting plate having an open bearing, a seat having a pivot to engage said bearing, a back pivoted to said seat, supporting means at the upper portion of said back,

and a fixed abutment at the front of the frame of said back, and supporting means for said having a recess with a bottom and front Wall extensions having a recess with side Walls at disposed to engage said means at the forits forward portion and a rearwardly in- 10 ward limit of travel of the back. elined guiding Wall.

5 7. In a foldable seat, a pivoted seat mem- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

her, a back pivoted to said member, extensions beyond the sides at the upper portion ALBERT M. FREISE. 

